Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
A BIG WEEK IN CONGRESS-
THE SENATE'S WORK PARTICU-
LARLY IMPORTANT.

Morning Hours to be Devoted TO Meas
ures Passed by the House Eads' ship
Railway and the Nicaraguan Canal
Schemes to be Pushed to the Front.
WARRINGTON, Feb. Ga large amount
OF important work has been laid 'out by
the Senate for the coming week, but the
order in which measures are to follow
each other has not been fixed. The morn-
ing hour OF each day Is to be devoted tC
consideration OF measures which hayS
passed the House and have been reported
favorably by the Senate committees. at
2 O'Clock tomorrow the bill granting a
charter to the Eads ship railway, which
is the unfinished business, will be laidl
before the Senate.
THE NICARAGUAN CANAL.
Should this bill be passed it is the puyS
pose Of the friends OF the Nicaraguao
canal bill TO call up that measure as soou
az possible, holding that the rival-pro4
jects 20 which these two bills are designed
to give governmental recognition should
be treated alike and impartially.
Senator Hawley has given notice of hisI
purpose TO call up forthwith one OF twoi
bills to encourage the manufacture OF
modern ordnance, to be followed immrs
measures relates TO army and the other to-
naval ordnance. They were INTRODUCED
by Senator Cameron IN December, 1885.
and were reported from the Committee ON
Coast Defenses last May.
THE MONEY INVOLVED.
The two measures, which are parts of
ore general scheme, appropriate $S,000,-i
600 each. An amendment to the one
which relates to the army has been offer
al hu Aan n nOlnh and PonnrfaH fay
ablyiby the Committee on Coast Deten-
ses proposing further appropriation OF
50, ,000, ,000 for the construction OF coast de~
fenses. The general features OF the plan
embodied In these bills and the proposed
amendment appropriatinR $21 100000 tor
guns and coast defenses are understood
to meet almost the unanimous approval
Of the Senate, but there may be consd-
cradle diversity of opinion regarding deA
tails.
ARREARS OF PENSIONS.
Senator Ingalls, intends to call up as
soon as possible his bill repeating thei
limitation placed upon the arrears OF
pension act, the effect of which, II passed,
will be to entitle each pensioner to back
pay from the date of death or disability.
regardless OF tue time when the applica-
tiOn WAS made.
Senator Hoar, who reported the judi
ciary Com mittee's substitute for the
House resolution for investigating the az
counts of the subsidized Pacific rail-
roads. intends TO bring the measure be-
fore the Senate for action during the week.
Senator Plumb has charge OF the post
office appropriation bill, which has the
right OF way whenever he may choose to-
call ii up.
Wednesday will be devoted to eulogies
on Senator Logan.
IN THE HOUSE.
Tomorrow, for the first time since the
holiday recess, the members of the House
will individually have opportunity to-
offer motions for the passage OF measures
under suspension OF the rules. Mr.
Bayne, OF Pennsylvania, will be the first
recognized for that purpose, If the regu-
lar order Is followed. when the House
adjourned on the last sDdIvidual suspen-
sion day he was about 10 call up for pas
sage the bill TO repeal the internal reyes
nue. tax on tobacco. Possibly he will
yield tomorrow to some other person to-
make a similar motion.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
BY special order Tuesday has been set
aside for the consideration OF business
reported from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, namely, the Chinese indemnify
bill and the fisheries retaliation bill.
Thursday will probably be consumed I'M
VI tuc CUuSuldr
appropriation bill and consideration of
the naval appropriation bill may also bs
entered upon and displace private busia
ness on Friday.
The Agricultural Committee will make
an effort to secure final action upon tho
pleuro-pneumonIa bill during the week,
Saturday has been designated for consid-
Grafton of the Senate trade dollar redemp-
tion bill.
The routine OF the week, however. may
be interrupted II Mr.. Weaver, OF Iowa,
carries out his publicly announced inten-
tion OF rising to question OF the highest
privilege and calling the attention OF the
House TO what he regards as a violation
OF the law on the part OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury in regard to the issuance Of
81 and 81 notes. Such action on his part
would undoubtedly give rise TO pro-
tracted financial debate.
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